Institute for Justice Asks U.S. Supreme Court to End Colorado Law Allowing Neighbors to Engage in Eminent Domain Abuse
“Imagine if two of your neighbors got together, claimed they established a new town, and then “voted” to take your property from you using eminent domain. Crazy, right? Not in Colorado, where the owners…
Will Connecticut Finally Enact Meaningful Eminent Domain Reform?
“Some fourteen years after a controversial Supreme Court decision upheld the use of eminent domain to seize homes for transfer to private developers, the state where the case originated may finally pass a law…
Will Connecticut—Home of the Kelo Supreme Court Case—Finally End Eminent Domain Abuse?
“When the Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. City of New London in 2005 to allow local governments to use eminent domain to seize private property and turn it over to private developers, many…
Time for reform of eminent domain law
“Corporate entities that take property with eminent domain authority often claim the system is working. It does. For them. Corporations with this powerful, often abused, tool are not required to follow the same rules…
Eminent Domain Concerns Raised Over Missouri’s Hyperloop Plans
“”As much as 35 percent of the proposed route for Missouri’s ultra-fast Kansas City to St. Louis Hyperloop would require land acquisition through the government’s power of eminent domain, far more than boosters of…
Maryland Considers Expanding Beltway, But Could Seize 34 Homes Through Eminent Domain to Do It By Cory Smith
“Opposition is growing after an initial study into the possibility of expanding Interstate 270 and the Beltway in Maryland suggested adding toll lanes through eminent domain. That study suggests that the state of Maryland…
Downtown church decided to sell to Google amid fear of eminent domain
“Fears of displacement as Google charges forward with its mega-campus in downtown San Jose started to become a reality late Tuesday night. Members of Templo La Hermosa, a church located at 56 S. Montgomery…
Eminent domain bills look to back landowners in rural areas
“Two bills going through legislature over in Austin could change the way energy companies and land owners interact. Many people are reaping the benefits of the booming oil economy and some lawmakers want to…
Summit County Council approves eminent domain to takeover site for future fire station
“The Summit County Council agreed to support the North Summit Fire District’s effort to acquire property in Tollgate Canyon for a future fire station by eminent domain, an exercise of power that is rarely…
Bill to limit eminent domain advances — for now
“For the first time in more than a decade, a Connecticut legislative committee approved a bill to restrict public taking of private land for economic development purposes. But the bill — which cleared the…